This day marked a special Selection Sunday with the long-awaited announcement of the 2019-20 FBA schedule. The first game will take place
Friday, December 20, when Buffalo and Charlotte collide in the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl in Nassau.
A total of 78 teams will take part this year, culminating with the College Football Playoff championship game
Monday, January 13, 2020. That will match the winners of the two semifinal games, LSU against Oklahoma in the Chick-fl-A Peach Bowl on December 28, immediately followed that day by Ohio State meeting Clemson In the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.
A number of top intersectional contests dot this year's schedule. In the early going, Appalachian State takes its 12-1 record to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on December 21. In a Big Ten/Pac-12 matchup prior to the Rose Bowl Game, Iowa and USC will meet in the SDCCU Holiday Bowl on December 27.
Notre Dame returns to action on December 28 when the Fighting Irish take on Iowa State in the Camping World Bowl.
Two outstanding matchups are on tap early on New Year's Day. Michigan faces Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl. Minnesota meets Auburn in the Outback Bowl.
"This is an outstanding group of games we have this year," noted FBA executive director Wright Waters. "There are interesting matchups all over the country. I do believe all college football fans are really going to enjoy all the games and I can't wait to get it going later this month."
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2019-20 FBA Schedule |
| Date |
Bowl |
Teams (V/H) |
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Location |
Time (ET) |
TV |
| Fri, Dec. 20 |
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl |
Buffalo [7-5] |
Charlotte [7-5] |
Nassau, Bahamas |
2:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl |
Utah State [7-5] |
Kent State [6-6] |
Frisco, TX |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
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| Sat., Dec 21 |
Celebration Bowl |
Alcorn State [9-3] |
North Carolina A&T [8-3] |
Atlanta, GA |
12 noon |
ABC |
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New Mexico Bowl |
Central Michigan [8-5] |
San Diego State [9-3] |
Albuquerque, NM |
2:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl |
Liberty [7-5] |
Georgia Southern [7-5] |
Orlando, FL |
2:30 p.m. |
CBS Sports Network |
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Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl |
SMU [10-2] |
Florida Atlantic [10-3] |
Boca Raton, FL |
3:30 p.m. |
ABC |
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Camellia Bowl |
Fla International [6-6] |
Arkansas State 7-5] |
Montgomery, AL |
5:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl |
Boise State [12-1] |
Washington [7-5] |
Las Vegas, NV |
7:30 p.m. |
ABC |
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R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl |
Appalachian State [12-1] |
UAB [9-4] |
New Orleans, LA |
9:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Mon., Dec. 23 |
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl |
UCF [9-3] |
Marshall [8-4] |
Tampa, FL |
2:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Tue., Dec. 24 |
SoFi Hawai'I Bowl |
Hawai'I [9-5] |
BYU [12-1] |
Honolulu, HI |
8:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Thu., Dec. 26 |
Walk-On's Independence Bowl |
Louisiana Tech [9-3] |
Miami [6-6] |
Shreveport, LA |
4:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Quick Lane Bowl |
Pittsburgh [7-5] |
Eastern Michigan [6-6] |
Detroit, MI |
8:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Fri., Dec. 27 |
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman |
North Carolina [6-6] |
Temple [8-4] |
Annapolis, MD |
12 noon |
ESPN |
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New Era Pinstripe Bowl |
Michigan State [6-6] |
Wake Forest [8-4] |
Bronx, NY |
3:20 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl |
Oklahoma State [8-4] |
Texas A&M [7-5] |
Houston, TX |
6:45 p.m. |
ESPN |
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SDCCU Holiday Bowl |
USC [8-4] |
Iowa [9-3] |
San Diego, CA |
8:00 p.m. |
FS1 |
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Cheez-It Bowl |
Air Force [10-2] |
Washington State [6-6] |
Phoenix, AZ |
10:15 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Sat., Dec. 28 |
Camping World Bowl |
Notre Dame [10-2] |
Iowa State [7-5] |
Orlando, FL |
12 noon |
ABC |
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Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic |
Memphis [12-1] |
Penn State [10-2] |
Arlington, TX |
12 noon |
ESPN |
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Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl |
Oklahoma [12-1] |
LSU [13-0] |
Atlanta, GA |
4:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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PlayStation Fiesta Bowl |
Clemson [13-0] |
Ohio State [13-0] |
Phoenix, AZ |
8:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Mon, Dec. 30 |
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl |
Western Kentucky [8-4] |
Western Michigan [7-5] |
Dallas, TX |
12:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Redbox Bowl |
California [7-5] |
Illinois [6-6] |
Santa Clara, CA |
4:00 p.m. |
FOX |
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Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl |
Mississippi State [6-6] |
Louisville [7-5] |
Nashville, TN |
4:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Capital One Orange Bowl |
Florida [10-2] |
Virginia [9-4] |
Miami Gardens, FL |
8:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Tue., Dec. 31 |
Belk Bowl |
Virginia Tech [8-4] |
Kentucky [7-5] |
Charlotte, NC |
12 noon |
ESPN |
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Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl |
Florida State [6-6] |
Arizona State [7-5] |
El Paso, TX |
2:00 p.m. |
CBS |
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AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
Navy [9-2] |
Kansas State [8-4] |
Memphis, TN |
3:45 p.m. |
ESPN |
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NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl |
Wyoming [7-5] |
Georgia State [7-5] |
Tucson, AZ |
4:30 p.m. |
CBS Sports Network |
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Valero Alamo Bowl |
Utah [11-2] |
Utah [11-2] |
San Antonio, TX |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Wed., Jan. 1 |
Vrbo Citrus Bowl |
Michigan [9-3] |
Alabama [10-2] |
Orlando, FL |
1:00 p.m. |
ABC |
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Outback Bowl |
Minnesota [10-2] |
Auburn [9-3] |
Tampa, FL |
1:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual |
Oregon [11-2] |
Wisconsin [10-3] |
Pasadena, CA |
5:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Allstate Sugar Bowl |
Baylor [11-2] |
Georgia [11-2] |
New Orleans, LA |
8:45 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Thu., Jan. 2 |
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl |
Boston College [6-6] |
Cincinnati [10-3] |
Birmingham, AL |
3:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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TaxSlayer Gator Bowl |
Indiana [8-4] |
Tennessee [7-5] |
Jacksonville, FL |
7:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Fri., Jan. 3 |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl |
Ohio [6-6] |
Nevada [7-5] |
Boise, ID |
3:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Sat., Jan. 4 |
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl |
Southern Miss [7-5] |
Tulane [6-6] |
Fort Worth, TX |
11:30 a.m. |
ESPN |
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| Mon., Jan. 6 |
Lending Tree Bowl |
Louisiana [8-5] |
Miami [OH] [10-3] |
Mobile, AL |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
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| Mon., Jan. 13 |
CFP National Championship Game |
Semifinal Winners |
Semifinal Winners |
New Orleans,LA |
8:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
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